Green In The Media 6th - 12th February

Monday 6th February


One Planet
On: BBC World Service Radio
Time: 12:32 to 12:50 (Also Fri 1930, Sat 0430, 1830)
One Planet looks at how we use our planet.

Tuesday 7th February


Costing the Earth
On: BBC Radio 4
Time: 15:30 to 16:00 (Also Wed 2100)
Adapting Insects.
New techniques allow us to control the minds and bodies of dangerous insects. Dr Alice Roberts asks if we can turn this to our advantage in the battle against malaria.

Wednesday 8th February


Bees, Butterflies and Blooms
On: BBC 2
Time: 20:00 to 21:00
Villages, Farms and Countryside. Episode 1.
Documentary which follows Sarah Raven on a mission to halt the rapid decline in the UK's essential bees, butterflies and pollinating insects. She takes her mission out into the Great British countryside to encourage farmers and village communities to help recreate a network of crucial habitats for these insects. She meets the Farringtons - a Northamptonshire farming family. They investigate sowing perennial wildflower borders around their crops to increase habitats for insect pollinators and to possibly increase crop yields. She also attempts to change the attitude of a Northamptonshire village that prefers tidiness over wildflowers and, at home, she harvests some wildflower seed in order to develop her own wildflower meadow, something everyone can do in their own community or at home.

Thursday 9th February


Tonight
On: ITV1/STV
Time: 19:30 to 20:00
The Cost of Going Green.
Jonathan Maitland looks at whether the Government's commitment to renewable energy could increase our household bills. The Government aims for 15 percent of our energy to be provided by the likes of wind, water and solar power by 2020 - but what is the cost of going green?

Saturday 11th February


Tommy Walsh's Eco House
On: Quest
Time: 14:00 to 19:00
Tommy and his team get to grips with their latest challenge - to build a home in 60 days for less than £60k, making eco-smart living the next step in affordable homes.



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